sunwaysadv.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnweɪz/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌweɪz/, Scottish English

/ˈsʌnwez/, Manx English

/ˈsʊnweɪz/

Forms: see sun n.¹ and -ways comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, -ways comb. form.

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + -ways comb. form. Compare sunway adv. and earlier sungates adv.

Scottish and Manx English. Now historical and archaic.

In the direction of the apparent daily movement of the sun (often considered as lucky or auspicious); from east to west; = sunwise adv. 1.In the northern hemisphere, the sun appears to move in an arc from left to right across the sky (and hence sunways is often synonymous with clockwise), and in the southern hemisphere, in an arc from right to left.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [adverb]

with the sun1584

sungates1596

sunways1662

sunway1775

sunwise1775

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > clockwise

with the sun1584

sungates1596

sunways1662

deasil1771

sunway1775

sunwise1775

clockwise1874

posigrade1975

1662 in J. B. Craven Church Life S. Ronaldshay & Burray (1911) 37 [One man charged of going] to the bankes, and that he did goe twys weather wayes and once sunne wayes about Jas. Windweek his boat.

1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 140 They [sc. the Inhabitants of the Isle] move thrice round the Well proceeding Sun-ways from East to West.

1771 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769 309 At marriages and baptisms they make a procession round the church, Deasoil, i.e., sunways.

1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man I. xi. 318 The inhabitants of Colonsay, before any enterprise, passed sunways round the church, and rowed their boats sunways, as is still done in the Orkney Islands.

1879 Shetland Times 20 Sept. 3/5 They paired and proceeded to the house, walking once round it ‘singates’, i.e. sun ways, or from left to right; that was to secure luck to the pair.

1923 S. Gordon Hebridean Memories xi. 60 How important it is to pass the after-dinner port sun-ways also!

1941 Folk-lore 52 187 The patients who came to it took a mouthful of water, retaining it in their mouths till they had walked round the well sunways twice.

2011 R. Palinski Firbolg Wars v. 39 As he walked sunways, toward the right, he cut a line into the ground with the sword.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sunways
释义	sunwaysadv. Brit. /ˈsʌnweɪz/, U.S. /ˈsənˌweɪz/, Scottish English /ˈsʌnwez/, Manx English /ˈsʊnweɪz/ Forms: see sun n.¹ and -ways comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, -ways comb. form. Etymology: < sun n.¹ + -ways comb. form. Compare sunway adv. and earlier sungates adv. Scottish and Manx English. Now historical and archaic. In the direction of the apparent daily movement of the sun (often considered as lucky or auspicious); from east to west; = sunwise adv. 1.In the northern hemisphere, the sun appears to move in an arc from left to right across the sky (and hence sunways is often synonymous with clockwise), and in the southern hemisphere, in an arc from right to left. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [adverb] with the sun1584 sungates1596 sunways1662 sunway1775 sunwise1775 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > clockwise with the sun1584 sungates1596 sunways1662 deasil1771 sunway1775 sunwise1775 clockwise1874 posigrade1975 1662 in J. B. Craven Church Life S. Ronaldshay & Burray (1911) 37 [One man charged of going] to the bankes, and that he did goe twys weather wayes and once sunne wayes about Jas. Windweek his boat. 1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 140 They [sc. the Inhabitants of the Isle] move thrice round the Well proceeding Sun-ways from East to West. 1771 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769 309 At marriages and baptisms they make a procession round the church, Deasoil, i.e., sunways. 1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man I. xi. 318 The inhabitants of Colonsay, before any enterprise, passed sunways round the church, and rowed their boats sunways, as is still done in the Orkney Islands. 1879 Shetland Times 20 Sept. 3/5 They paired and proceeded to the house, walking once round it ‘singates’, i.e. sun ways, or from left to right; that was to secure luck to the pair. 1923 S. Gordon Hebridean Memories xi. 60 How important it is to pass the after-dinner port sun-ways also! 1941 Folk-lore 52 187 The patients who came to it took a mouthful of water, retaining it in their mouths till they had walked round the well sunways twice. 2011 R. Palinski Firbolg Wars v. 39 As he walked sunways, toward the right, he cut a line into the ground with the sword. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1662
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